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Archive of entries posted on September 2009

Meta Scam

A new twist on the old Nigerian scam… From: PETERSON PHILIP <ppunocompensation@googlemail.com> Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2009 12:37:32 -0700 Subject: REF/PAYMENTS CODE: FGN/FINPLC/06654/09 ($3.5Million USD) United Nations Organization Office of PETERSON PHILIP Director International Fraud Surveillance and Control. New York, NY 10027 Notice the absence of a complete address (no street address, office, etc.). Also, [...]

Friday Random Ten: 2009-09-25


NameArtistAlbumGenre
1. Gone the DistanceStan RidgwayBlack DiamondAlternative & Punk
2. VI. Solitary ShellDream TheaterSix Degrees Of Inner Turbulence (Disc 2)Metal
3. I-95Fountains Of WayneTraffic and Weather Alternative & Punk
4. One Of UsJoan OsborneRelishRock
5. Dancing MenSimon PhillipsBurning For Buddy: A Tribute To The Music Of Buddy RichJazz
6. The SkyChick CoreaMy Spanish HeartJazz
7. The Friends Of Mr. CairoJon & VangelisThe Friends Of Mr. CairoRock
8. Cry For A ShadowThe BeatlesAnthology 1Rock
9. The Flat EarthThomas DolbyThe Flat EarthAlternative & Punk
10. My Little TownSimon & GarfunkelThe Best Of Simon & GarfunkelFolk

More Drum Corps Humor

Hitler finds out that Amps have been legalized:

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The future of drum corps?

With the addition of amplification and electronics, and the inevitable addition of woodwinds and other instruments, can this be the future of drum corps?

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Ignorant or Lying

We report, you decide: The author of the above post, also posted the response (typos are preserved): mikey, on September 21st, 2009 at 4:02 pm Said: President Obama fromhis book Audacity of Hope: ‘I will stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction.’ It took less than 2 minutes to [...]

Talk Like a Pirate Day

Avast! It be September 19th

Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.
— H. L. Mencken

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Worms in a Micro-wave?

Science Project Fail Hypothesis: I predict that the fatest worm will blow up the quickest & blow up more GUTS! Is that a Confederate flag in the lower right hand corner? WTF?

Friday Random Ten: 2009-09-18


NameArtistAlbumGenre
1. Endless SacrificeDream TheaterTrain Of ThoughtMetal
2. So YoungThe CorrsVH-1 Presents The CorrsPop
3. El Bozo, Part IIChick CoreaMy Spanish HeartJazz
4. Like A Hurricane Neil Young & Crazy HorseGreatest HitsRock
5. Flight Of The NewbornReturn To ForeverNo MysteryJazz
6. How Do You Do ItThe BeatlesAnthology 1 (Disc 1)Rock
7. I’m Talkin’ To YouAlan ParsonsTry Anything OnceRock
8. Silent LegacyMelissa EtheridgeYes I AmRock
9. Radiation VibeFountains Of WayneFountains Of WayneAlternative & Punk
10. BreathingKate BushThe Whole StoryAlternative & Punk

Eerily Familiar

(via Eschaton)

OH NOES! Communists:

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Ghost Fleet

The ghost fleet of the recession anchored just east of Singapore: Here, on a sleepy stretch of shoreline at the far end of Asia, is surely the biggest and most secretive gathering of ships in maritime history. Their numbers are equivalent to the entire British and American navies combined; their tonnage is far greater. Container [...]